A boomerang character is one you keep returning to as: new stories arise, new incarnations are presented, or you revisit their previous adventures as comfort food. These characters are iconic. They resonate. In this installment: Buffy Summers.
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The Connors manage to prevent the creation of Skynet. Policies are put in place to prevent any A.I. from having complete control of military resources. All personnel and terminators sent to the past from different timeline(s) are killed in their own fashion…all except one: Cameron Phillips. If victory is gained and Cameron survives, what becomes of her?
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Another season of American Idol is upon us. A ratings juggernaut that tends to leave havoc in its wake. Often, this havoc is mentioned in regards to what other networks have to do in order to lessen any damage that Idol will cause. I can’t help but wonder if Idol actually does more damage to all of the other shows on the FOX network.
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I got bored a few days ago. I was staring at my DVD collection when out of the corner of my eye I spied the Season 6 set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I haven’t gotten much of a Buffy fix for a year or two. I especially hadn’t watched the musical episode “Once More, With Feeling”. So, I popped in the episode (again), watched the features (again), listened to the commentary (again), and sang along (again). So, why is Joss Whedon evil?
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In forums and in fan fiction you find a significant amount of words devoted to the subject of Terminator’s John and Cameron and their unique relationship. It is one of those fun polarizing issues that sparks a lot of fan interest. Everyone seems to have an opinion about it… including me.
Read more...With TTSCC, as with other shows that inspire a devoted fan base, a lot of speculation, wishful thinking, and just plain fantasy tends to occur regarding how the story is developing. I’m not immune from this affliction. This installment: John’s Work Camp Escape
Read more...The last we saw of Riley Dawson, at the mid-season finale, she was lying on the bathroom floor after having slashed her wrists. Was this the end? Probably not. If not, then where does she go from here?
Read more...A few weeks ago, I came down with a stomach bug. Being largely confined to my bed, my main comfort, other than sleep, was watching the Gilmore Girls and returning to the places where I’d spent 153 happy hours. What a pleasant journey.
Read more...One of the themes of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been that of going rogue. There seems to be a desire to break with the status quo and forge ahead on personal paths. I’d like to look at some of what has gone on, speculate about what we do not yet know, and try to look ahead at what may develop.
Read more...With TTSCC, as with other shows that inspire a devoted fan base, a lot of speculation, wishful thinking, and just plain fantasy tends to occur regarding how the story is developing. I’m not immune from this affliction.
Read more...Continuing from Part 1, we look at how we might develop the important threads that will keep the season 2 storytelling of TTSCC tight.
Read more...Based on the number of comments being made in the various fora during the two-month break between the mid-season finale and the start of the back-9 episodes of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles, I thought it would be a fun little exercise to see how I’d have developed the 2nd season.
Read more...On the surface it seems sort of silly to devote so many words to whether or not a fictional robot can feel emotion. Thing is, this fiction close enough to coming reality that we have to ask the questions about AI thought, and what we will do about it.
Read more...When exploring the world of Terminator, specifically Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TTSCC), you have to bump your head against the elephant in the room: Judgment Day (JD). But…if it’s averted, how will anyone know?
Read more...Welcome to a special podcast for Season 2, Episode 4 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: “Allison From Palmdale”. This is meant to be played along with the episode video (cuing instructions are at the beginning of the podcast).
Read more...I’ve noticed (and been a participant in) some discussions on various fan boards concerning the stories of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I’d like to discuss some of what’s gone wrong, what’s gone right, and what can be done to ensure a successful run.
Read more...I see questions about how much terminators weigh versus humans all over the terminator fanscape. People complain that so-and-so can’t be a terminator because so-and-so did this and it would crush whatever. Here’s the answer.
Read more...Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “Earthlings Welcome Here” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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